Spencer Bachus

Spencer Bachus
Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank
Assumed office
January 3, 2024
In office
May 9, 2019 – July 20, 2023
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byPatricia Loui
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byBarney Frank
Succeeded byJeb Hensarling
Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byBarney Frank
Succeeded byBarney Frank
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byBen Erdreich
Succeeded byGary Palmer
Chair of the Alabama Republican Party
In office
1991–1992
Preceded byElbert Peters
Succeeded byElbert Peters
Member of the
Alabama State Board of Education
from the 6th District
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Preceded byHoward Martin
Succeeded byBettye Fine Collins
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
from the 46th district
In office
January 3, 1984 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byBryant Melton
Succeeded byWilliam Slaughter
Member of the Alabama Senate
from the 17th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1984
Preceded byDoug Cook
Succeeded byMac Parsons
Personal details
Born
Spencer Thomas Bachus III

(1947-12-28) December 28, 1947 (age 76)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLinda Bachus
Children5
EducationAuburn University (BA)
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1969–1971

Spencer Thomas Bachus III /ˈbækəs/ (born December 28, 1947) is an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative for the state of Alabama, serving from 1993 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as ranking member (2007–2011) and chairman (2011–2013) of the House Financial Services Committee. On September 30, 2013, Bachus announced his retirement from Congress. His term ended in 2015.[1]

Born and raised in Birmingham, Bachus graduated from Auburn University and the University of Alabama Law School.[2] He served in the Alabama National Guard before being elected to the Alabama State School Board in 1986 and holding the position of Alabama Republican Party Chairman in 1991. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992, and was re-elected by wide margins. From 2006 to 2012, Bachus was the leading Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, serving as committee chairman when his party held a House majority during the 112th Congress. Due to House Republican term limits on committee leadership positions,[3] Bachus was succeeded by Congressman Jeb Hensarling in 2013.

  1. ^ "Spencer Bachus, dean of Alabama delegation, retiring". Politico. September 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bachus, Spencer T., III, (1947–)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeb Hensarling eyes financial panel chairmanship". Politico. January 29, 2012.